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HELP! THE MUD KEEPS CRASHING WHENEVER I LOG IN!
If the mud consistently crashes, everytime you try to log in,
make another character and tell an immortal immediately that you
suspect that you think your character, (please give the name),
may be crashing the mud when you log in. This sometimes happens
when playerfiles are corrupted, but is very infrequent.

HELP! I WAS JUST KICKED OFF! WAS THAT A CRASH?
Type TIME when you reconnect. If you get the message
'Reconnecting.' the mud didn't crash, just your connection was
dropped somewhere on the internet. Type 'date' to see how long
the mud has been up.

REBOOT? SHUTDOWN? WHAT'S THAT? HOW LONG? The immortals occasionally
have to restart the mud in order to update code or install new areas. We
regret any inconvenience this causes, but it's usually done for a good
reason -- making the mud a better place. Under ideal conditions (that is,
without any problems) the mud is usually back up within 2 minutes of a
reboot. Sometimes if something goes wrong, it may take a little longer, but
most problems can be solved in under a half hour at most. You do not have
to log out from the mud when a reboot is announced. You should, however,
make sure that you can save successfully.

HOW SHOULD I CHOOSE A PASSWORD
You should pick a password just as you do for any computer
account. Use a word, phrase or anagram, that isn't easily
associated with you. Don't, for instance, use the same name as
your character, or your own first name or nickname, or your
girl/boyfriend's name. Reusing the same password as the one on
your computer account is a bad idea. It's also not a good idea to
use the same password on different MUDs, since if your password
gets out on one MUD, all your MUD characters have been
compromised.

HOW DO I CHANGE MY PASSWORD
If you even suspect that someone has guessed or abused your
character's password, change it immediately using the PASSWORD
command inside the mud. It will ask for your old password and
your new password and confirmation of the new password. It's not
a bad idea to routinely change your passwords on all your
accounts periodically.

OOPS, I FORGOT MY PASSWORD!
If you've forgotten your password to your LegendMUD character, we
can retrieve it for you and keep the information confidential. If
you can provide a unique piece of information or two about the
character (for example a special strung item, or something that's
not easily gained by casual contact with the character) the imms
will be able to help you. A good thing to tell the imm is what
you thought the password WAS, often typos are made and not caught
until the next login. Be sure to change your password immediately
after regaining access.

WHAT IS THE LT?
The LT is the Legendary Times, an email newsletter that is
published on a frequent basis by the immortals of LegendMUD. This
keeps subscribers up to date on code changes, important
occasions, roleplaying events, and other social news particular
to the mud. You can subscribe to the LT by entering a valid email
address when prompted for one, by choosing option [4] Legendary
Times subscription information, from the second menu.

IS THERE A LEGENDMUD WEB SITE?
You can reach the URL for LegendMUD's Main Web Page at:

The above page is rather graphical in nature but not impossible
to read and gain information from without a graphical web browser
such as Netscape. Another web page containing the Back Issue
Library of the Legendary Times is maintained at:

an application that you can connect to the mud with that allows for
aliases, triggers, & macros to be customized. Some popular ones are
Tintin++, Tiny Fugue, Zmud, Genewic or GMud, Mutt Lite, and Ewan. Check
popular ftp sites for availability.

a type of mud server that was developed at: DIKU --
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen, by:
Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Michael Seifert,
and Sebastian Hammer

EQ

equipment, items, stuff -- or also the items you
currently have equipped and are using

ERA

one of three sections of the mud, Ancient (ANC),
Medieval (MED), or Industrial (IND)

also called LD, it's when your connection is cut,
your character remains in the game, but not
functioning. You will auto-stand and auto-flee if
attacked while you're link dead, but your safety
isn't guaranteed. You cannot be given anything if
link-dead, nor will you earn experience.

someone who is new, a low level character. A
newlyn is a female low level character, they're all newbies.

NPC

'non-player character' or a computer controlled character, also called mobs

OOC

'out of character' when you do things as
yourself, not in the context of the role you are
playing with your character -- also the command
for going to the Out of
Character Lounge (OOC), the Wild Boar Tavern

PC

a character controlled by a live human being
connected via the internet

roleplaying -- where you set up a personality,
history, etc for a character and try to present
that role to the other characters consistently.

SPAM

when the screen scrolls by so you can't read it
with annoying repeated acts, chats, or tells.

TF

if someone is asking for it to be done, it's 'true forming' a magic
spell that repairs magicial equipment. It can also mean a client
application by the name of Tiny Fugue.

TICK

a half hour in mud time or on average 75 seconds in real time

TIME TRANS

a quest that takes you from one era to another in
the same geopgraphical location

TINTIN

TT++, a client application for use with muds that
allows for aliases, triggers and macros.

UNCLANNED

someone who is NOT pk-enabled and should not
influence CLANNED disputes by using skills or
spells or risk becoming pk enabled themselves.

WARY/AGG

your relative position to the fight. scale of -3
to +3 default is 0 and you return to 0 when you
awake, the more wary you are, the further you
edge from the fight, the more aggressive you are
the closer in you fight your opponent. AC and
+hit are associated with this.

XP, EXP

experience points, what you need to level and
gain from killing, exploring, and questing